Recognised as Colour

#B6356D

#B6356D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B6356D is a red with RGB values 182, 53, 109 and HSL 334°, 55%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B6356D

RGBrgb(182, 53, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.2078, 0.4275

RGB percentages71.4%, 20.8%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(334, 54.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334, 70.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 70.9%, 40.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,941,229

CSS custom property--colour: #B6356D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#49CA92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F586Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#72706Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C5264Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.1 Hot pink · ΔE 24.8 Indian red · ΔE 28.6 Deep pink · ΔE 31.3 Light coral · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#35B67E

Analogous#B635AD, #B63E35

Triadic#6DB635, #356DB6

Split complementary#35B63E, #35ADB6

Tetradic#ADB635, #35B67E, #3E35B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFC8D9

Lighter +30%#E3A1BE

Lighter +20%#D879A2

Lighter +10%#CC5287

Darker −10%#8F2955

Darker −20%#671E3E

Darker −30%#401226

Darker −40%#18070E

More saturated +25%#D31869

Less saturated −25%#995271

Channel breakdown

R182

G53

B109

Red182 (71.4%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue333.95°

Saturation (HSL)54.89%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 35 · B 6D

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